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First glimpse inside Fukushima reactor
A radiation-distorted image from inside damaged reactor No. 2. Photo: AP
The Rise and Fall of Bitcoin | Magazine
Illustration: Martin Venezky In November 1, 2008, a man named Satoshi Nakamoto posted a research paper to an obscure cryptography listserv describing his design for a new digital currency that he called bitcoin. None of the list’s veterans had heard of him, and what little information could be gleaned was murky and contradictory.Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber has suspended the death penalty, saying he will allow no executions as long as he is in office. His decision came after the state scheduled for Dec. 6 the execution of Gary Haugen, a prisoner who actually waived his appeals in a sign of protest against the justice system.
Oregon Governor Halts Death Penalty - The Daily Beast
Ron Paul was the only Republican candidate at the CNN debate to point out that racial profiling is wrong. Fear mongering and sabre rattling were on full display as Republican presidential candidates bickered about national security at last night’s CNN debate .
Ron Paul: the Only Candidate to Condemn Racial Profiling at CNN Debate | Death and Taxes
Farmers markets double, local food sales to hit $7 billion, USDA says - latimes.com
Locally produced foods could pull in $7 billion this year, according to a new U.S. Department of Agriculture report .
Infographic: Media Consolidation – The Illusion of Choice » OWNI.eu, News, Augmented
How much choice does the mainstream US media really offer? Family financial blogger Frugal Dad has created this infographic that lays out the extent of media consolidation in the US, where just six media giants control 90% of all TV, news, radio and film.Top US foreclosure law firm threw Halloween party where staff dressed as homeless, foreclosed-upon Americans - Boing Boing
From a NYT opinion piece by Joe Nocera, " What the Costumes Reveal "— On Friday, the law firm of Steven J. Baum threw a Halloween party. The firm, which is located near Buffalo, is what is commonly referred to as a “foreclosure mill” firm, meaning it represents banks and mortgage servicers as they attempt to foreclose on homeowners and evict them from their homes. Steven J.
Official results won't be revealed until Tuesday, but preliminary indications are that the moderate Islamist Ennahda Party may be celebrating a decisive victory in Tunisia's first democratic election.
Tunisia Tastes Democracy: Early Results Point to Victory for the Islamists - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International
When you talk about Facebook these days, it’s often the talk of Mark Zuckerberg.
Sean Parker on Facebook: “There’s good creepy and there’s bad creepy” - The Next Web
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